Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre wins Stirling prize

The design by Haworth Tompkins architects was chosen ahead of the Shard, the LSE's student centre and the Olympic aquatics centre to win the prestigious architecture prize. The judges told the Independent that the building was 'truly for every man, woman and child' and hailed it as a 21st-century theatre that 'celebrates the past'.

The Duke of Marlborough passes away

The Duke of Marlborough, custodian of Blenheim Palace, has died at the age of 88. According to the Daily Mail his title will be inherited by his eldest son the Marquess of Blandford as well as responsibility for the World Heritage site – along with the board of trustees – despite a previous legal battle to have him disinherited after a series of prison sentences and struggles with drug addiction.

And finally…

The University of Oxford has revealed an unusual interview process according to the Times, which examines how students approach an artwork they have never seen before, in a test of their abilities to dissect new subject matter.